Wimba Alerts

We have been notified by Blackboard of the following planned upgrade for Wimba Voice:
The Wimba Voice server will be unavailable on Sunday, March 3, 2012 from 10:00pm until 8:00am on Monday, March 4th. Please note that our Blackboard system will be available, only the Wimba Voice Tools are affected by this downtime.
This upgrade includes the new . . .

We have been notified by Blackboard of the following planned upgrade for Wimba Voice:
The Wimba Voice server will be unavailable on Sunday, January 8, 2012 from 1:00am until 6:00am. This upgrade includes server-side updates, as well as client-side (end user) updates, such as enhanced components for audio, and improved stability and security. Some fixes . . .

Blackboard will be upgrading their Wimba Classroom Servers this weekend. The Wimba Classroom server will be unavailable on Saturday, December 17 beginning at 10:00pm until Sunday, December 18 at 8:00am. This upgrade includes server-side updates, as well as client-side (end user) updates, such as additional support for application sharing, support for . . .

We have been notified by Blackboard of the following planned upgrade for Wimba Classroom:
The Wimba Classroom server will be unavailable on Saturday, December 17 beginning at 10:00pm until Sunday, December 18 at 8:00am. This upgrade includes server-side updates, as well as client-side (end user) updates, such as additional support for application sha . . .

Blackboard Wimba Tools will be unavailable on August 17th, 7:30-8:00am while the tools are updated. This includes Wimba Voice, Classroom, and Pronto. Please note that the Blackboard systems *WILL* still be available, and only the Wimba Tools are impacted by this downtime.
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We received notice from Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Wimba) that they will be updating our Wimba Classroom server on Saturday, August 6th, from 10:00pm until Sunday, August 7th at 7:00 am. This upgrade will address server-side enhancements only, therefore you will not see any changes to the user interface. They expect the upgrade to take approximate . . .

As a result of corporate buyouts and mergers, the Wimba Pronto Instant Messaging Tool is now part of Blackboard's "Collaborate" product line. As of July 24, 2011 all Pronto users will be required to upgrade to a new version. When users log into Pronto, they will be prompted to download the new version of the client application now called "Blackboa . . .

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